FORMER National team player Given Singuluma and three others have sued Leopard Hill Football Club and it’s chairperson, Chikwuka Oputa over unpaid salaries.
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The plaintiffs filed in the Lusaka High Court demanding a total sum of K668,000 in salary arrears.
Singuluma together with Boyd Mapalo Mulenga, Bright Shikapande and
Justine Chinama submitted that they were hired on a two year contracts starting June 2024 and were promised monthly pay and match bonuses, which they claim were never fulfilled.
The plaintiffs said the club never honored it’s promise and neglected to pay them their salaries since commencement of contracts.
They further submitted that it was also an agreed condition of contract that each time there was a win or draw by the club in it’s matches, the plaintiffs would be entitled to bonuses of which they have not been paid since the commencement of the contracts.
The document also revealed that the club employed Singuluma on a monthly salary of K12,000 with a win bonus undertaking for a position of Coach on a two year term contract which commenced on June 11, 2024 and is being owed salary arrears in the sum of K117,000.
“The club employed Mulenga on a monthly salary of K6,000 with a win bonus undertaking for a position of Kit Master on a two year term contract which commenced on June 12, 2024 and is being owed salary arrears in the sum of K67,000.”
“The club employed Shikapande on a monthly salary of K13,000 with a win bonus undertaking for a position of Second Assistant Coach on a two year term contract which commenced on June 12 , 2024 and is being owed salary arrears in the sum of K124,000,” read the document.
The club also employed Chinama on a monthly salary of K40,000 for a position of head coach, on a two year contract commenced on June 10, 2024, and it owed him salary arrears of K360,000.
The plaintiffs said they fulfilled their part of the contract and acted with due diligence culminating into the club’s success through wins and draws, however, it has failed to honour it’s obligation causing them untold financial distress and suffering.
The club’s failure to honour it’s contractual obligation to the plaintiffs was not enough, as it is alleged that they suspended the plaintiffs from the club on frivolous charges pending investigation which has caused more anguish to them and their respective families.
The complainants demands that the club pays them their salary arrears together with interest, leave days, bonuses, gratuity and breach of contract.
According to the documents filed, the club has refused, neglected and omitted to off-set the sum claimed by the plaintiffs, despite the plaintiff’s demand letter.
By Lucy Phiri
Kalemba April 30, 2025
